Investlesprom is the first to start LWC-paper production in Russia – investment volume amounting to 90 million EUR (4 billion RUB). New facilities with annual capacity making up 85 thousand tons of LWC-paper are to be launched at Kama PPM in 2010. 

“LWC-Kama” project aims to organize manufacture of high quality LWC-paper (weight making up from 51 till 80g per sq. m) and to meet demand in LWC-paper of large publishing and printing companies in Russia.

Russian economy to overcome crisis, demand in different types of coated paper is to reach about 400 thousand tons per year. Demand in LWC-paper used for printing is to make up 200 thousand tons annually. Currently analogous types of products are supplied from Finland and Germany

Perm project entered its final stage: the main machinery is purchased, designing and construction and assembly works are in progress. Construction is to be finished by the end of 2009, with commissioning works to be performed and project capacity to be reached in 2010.

Specialists from Investlesprom developed production technology and unique paper structure. It is to be the first in the world manufacture of coated paper based on birch semi-product instead of traditional coniferous mechanical mass.

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